10 Current, Former Red Claws Pursuing NBA Dream in Las Vegas
Published on July 9, 2010 under NBA G League (G League)
Maine Celtics News Release
NEW YORK, July 9, 2010 - An all-time high 116 players with NBA Development League experience will highlight the rosters of the 23 teams competing at the 2010 NBA Summer League when the desert classic tips off in Las Vegas this afternoon. The event features 58 games played over 10 days at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
The Golden State Warriors summer league roster features seven players with NBA D-League experience, the most of any NBA teams playing in Las Vegas, while the Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors each have six former NBA D-Leaguers on their summer league squads. Each of the other 15 NBA teams playing in Las Vegas have at least one player with NBA D-League experience on their summer league team. For the second consecutive year, a team comprised exclusively of 11 NBA D-League players, The NBA D-League Select Team, joins the NBA Summer League.
"Having an all-time high number of players with NBA D-League experience on Summer League rosters are a true testament to the successes the NBA D-League has seen over the last nine years," said Chris Alpert, Vice President of Basketball Operations and Player Personnel for the NBA D-League. "It is encouraging to look at these rosters and see young players who took advantage of the NBA D-League to further their professional basketball careers."
San Antonio Spurs guard Alonzo Gee, the 2010 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year, headlines the group of former NBA D-Leaguers playing in Las Vegas. A product of the University of Alabama, Gee averaged 21.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 38.2 minutes in 36 games last season, earning GATORADE Call-Ups to the Washington Wizards and San Antonio Spurs.
A number of coaches with NBA D-League experience will also be on the benches in Las Vegas. Chris Finch, the 2010 NBA D-League Coach of the Year and the head coach of the 2010 NBA D-League Champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers will be on the Houston Rockets' bench, while Bryan Gates, the former head coach of the Idaho Stampede will sit on the New Orleans Hornets bench.
NBA TV will air the full NBA Summer League schedule, including when the Select Team takes on the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, July 13, at 6:00 p.m. ET, while offering live daily studio programming with NBA Game Time. Fans will also have the opportunity to watch the full slate of games in Las Vegas through the NBA SUMMER LEAGUE BROADBAND, a subscription service offering live NBA Summer League game webcasts via NBA.com/summerleaguebroadband. The complete package will be $14.95 for access to all Summer League games on a live basis as well as on a video-on-demand basis for up to one week following the conclusion of the League's final game. A late season package will also be available beginning on July 15, for $9.95.
The following is a breakdown of players with NBA D-League experience on NBA Summer League rosters:
Atlanta Hawks
Alade Aminu*
James Augustine
Jermareo Davidson*
Trey Gilder
Richard Hendrix
Luke Jackson*
Chicago Bulls
Joe Alexander
Morris Almond
Derrick Byars
John Lucas III*
Chris Richard*
Cleveland Cavaliers
Danny Green
Chris Hunter*
Nathan Jawai
Pooh Jeter
David Monds
Dallas Mavericks
J.R. Giddens
Amara Sy
Darryl Watkins
Denver Nuggets
Antonio Anderson*
Brian Butch*
Shane Edwards
Brian Hamilton
Othello Hunter
Coby Karl*
Detroit Pistons
Jared Reiner*
D-League Select
Bennet Davis
Mike Gansey
Yaroslav Korolev
Kurt Looby
Jared Newson
Larry Owens
Russell Robinson
Cezary Trybanski
Mark Tyndale
Jonathan Wallace
Curtis Withers
Golden State Warriors
Will Blalock
Andre Brown*
Brian Chase
C.J. Giles
Kasib Powell*
Reggie Williams*
Jeremy Wise
Houston Rockets
Blake Ahearn*
Gary Forbes
Alexander Johnson*
Jermaine Taylor
Los Angeles Clippers
Ryan Ayers
Rod Benson
Nik Caner-Medley
Trey Johnson*
Jeremy Richardson*
Los Angeles Lakers
Cecil Brown
Gerald Green
Rob Kurz*
Frank Robinson
Courtney Sims*
D.J. Strawberry
Memphis Grizzlies
Hamed Haddadi
Hasheem Thabeet
Miami Heat
Mickell Gladness
Kenny Hasbrouck*
Antywane Robinson
Garret Siler
Raymond Sykes
Milwaukee Bucks
Antoine Agudio
John Bryant
Darnell Jackson
DeMarcus Nelson*
Deron Washington
Sean Williams
Minnesota Timberwolves
Mo Charlo
Patrick O'Bryant
Cedric Simmons
Jamar Smith
Greg Stiemsma
New Orleans Hornets
Maurice Ager
Sean Sonderleiter
Carlos Wheeler
New York Knicks
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Olu Famutimi
Ron Howard
Marcus Landry
Carlos Powell
Bill Walker
Phoenix Suns
Earl Clark
Zabian Dowdell
Taylor Griffin
Portland Trail Blazers
Michael Fey
Joe Krabbenhoft
Patrick Mills
Demetris Nichols
Luke Schenscher*
Sacramento Kings
Connor Athcley
Lee Cummard
Jason Ellis
Donte Greene
Steven Hill
San Antonio Spurs
Eric Dawson
Alonzo Gee*
Malik Hairson*
Curtis Jerrells*
Cardell "Squeaky" Johnson
Garrett Temple*
Toronto Raptors
Joey Dorsey
Ronald Dupree*
James Mays
Cheikh Samb
Curtis Stinson
Sonny Weems
Washington Wizards
Lester Hudson
Abduali Jalloh
Cartier Martin*
Mike Sweetney
Sun Yue
* indicates earned a GATORADE Call-Up
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